Synonyms for reinforcement
ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs-re·in·force·ment

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1. support, reinforcement, reenforcementnoun

   a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

   "they called for artillery support"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, reinforcing stimulus, bread and butter, reinforcer, musical accompaniment, reward, sustenance, strengthener, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihood

2. reinforcement, reenforcementnoun

   information that makes more forcible or convincing

   "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints"

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

3. reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcementnoun

   (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

4. strengthener, reinforcementnoun

   a device designed to provide additional strength

   "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

   Synonyms:
   reinforcing stimulus, reenforcement, strengthener, reinforcer, support, reward

5. reward, reinforcementnoun

   an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

   Synonyms:
   wages, payoff, reenforcement, advantage, support, reward, reinforcer, strengthener, reinforcing stimulus

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Confirmation
   • Device

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1. List of paraphrases for "reinforcement":

   strengthening, stiffener, strengthen, enhancement, reinforcing, consolidation, amplification, strengthened, enhancing, brace

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1. Ayub Hussainkhil:

   We have received reinforcement and are ready to defend our country until the last drop of blood in our bodies.

2. Jens Stoltenberg:

   I think what we are now faced with is a new normal in European security. We see Russia being willing to contest fundamental values for our security by the use of force and also by the threat of use of force, we have reinforced and implemented the biggest reinforcement of collective defense since the end of the Cold War, with battlegroups in the Baltic region, in Poland, with increased defense spending every year since 2014 and with a higher readiness of the NATO forces.

3. Mark Rowley:

   Snowden has created an environment where some technology companies are less comfortable working with law reinforcement and intelligence agencies and the bad guys are better informed, we all love the benefit of the internet and all the rest of it, but we need their support in making sure that they're doing everything possible to stop their technology being exploited by terrorists. I'm saying that needs to be front and center of their thinking and for some it is and some it isn't.

4. Michael Antonelli:

   There was a reinforcement of weak manufacturing activity and then you had the geopolitical spark.

5. Dawn Lehman:

   It’s expensive to fix, and you can’t simply repair damage that is this extensive – you need to replace the damaged reinforcement and concrete.